§ 28.2-616 Possession gives no preference as to assignment
Any person in possession of any general oyster-planting ground which has not been assigned according to law shall have no preference as to having it assigned to him. The ground shall be open to the first applicant.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 13 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 352; in 1958, chapter 183; in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1964, chapter 393; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1970, chapter 726; in 1972, chapter 644; in 1973, chapter 14; in 1978, chapters 546 and 548; in 1980, chapters 34 and 609; in 1984, chapter 259; in 1992, chapter 836.
Code 1950, § 28-124; 1954, c. 352; 1958, c. 183; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-109(13); 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1972, c. 644; 1973, c. 14; 1978, cc. 546, 548; 1980, cc. 34, 609; 1984, c. 259; 1992, c. 836.